Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in US Women's History [Paperback]

Vicki L. Ruiz (Editor), Ellen Carol DuBois (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415925177 | ISBN-13: 978-0415925174 | Publication Date: December 15, 1999 | Edition: 3

This revised and expanded edition comprises some of the most ground-breaking work in women's and feminist history. Addressing issues of race, ethnicity, religion, and sexuality, it provides a more accurate and inclusive history of US women.

Editorial Reviews

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"This remarkable collection of essays challenges traditional conceptions of womanhood. Ruiz has selected highly readable interpretations of women's historical experiences as they emerge from a wide array of perspectives, including women's political standpoints, their ethnic and racial situations, sexual preferences, and class positions. Taken together the essays signal a new direction in the history of women."

— Alice Kessler-Harris, author of Gendering Labor History

"With over a dozen new essays, the fourth edition of Unequal Sisters is perhaps the strongest yet in terms of depth, breadth, and diversity of analysis. It is an exciting, vital mix of now-classic statements and cutting-edge work that brilliantly illuminates the complexities of ethnicity, race, class, region, gender, and sexuality. The anthology is undoubtedly among the very best in the field."

 

— Michele Mitchell, author of Righteous Propagation: African Americans and the Politics of Racial Destiny after Reconstruction

"This remarkable collection showcases the multiple ways in which women of color make history for themselves and others within and beyond U.S. borders. New studies combined with classic feminist writings make it an indispensable tool for advancing an inclusive women’s history."

— Shirley Hune, co-author of Asian/Pacific Islander American Women: A Historical Anthology

"Grounded in the exploration of gender, race, class, and generational differences, this new edition of Unequal Sisters proves, yet again, that the field of Women’s History continues to be at the forefront of our collective desire to understand the ways that women's complex pasts remain deeply relevant for all those who struggle for equality and a just society today. Without a doubt, this book is essential reading for all!"

— Suzanne Oboler, author of Latinos and Citizenship: The Dilemma of Belonging

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Vicki L. Ruizis Professor of History and Chair of Chicana and Chicano Studies at Arizona State University and is the author of From Out of the Shadows: Mexican Women in Twentieth-Century America(1998) and Cannery Women, Cannery Lives(1987). Ellen Carol DuBois Professor of History at UCLA and is the author of Harriot Stanton Blatch and the Winning of Woman Suffrage(1997) and Feminism and Suffrage (1978).

Product Details

• Paperback: 696 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 3 edition (December 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415925177
• ISBN-13: 978-0415925174
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #462,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A virtual life saver, May 31, 2001

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Robin Orlowski "political activist" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in US Women's History (Paperback)

Were it not for this book, I seriously doubt I would have passed my women's history course. The editors were able to compile an impresive selection of scholarship that explained what my instructor could not.

Women's accheivements struggles and setbacks could not be properly examined unless one made a serious committment to understanding the interrelated issues of race, class, disability and sexual orientation in relation to gender and the predominant traits of the larger society. While the early women's history movement has been faulted for being predominantly middle class heterosexual and white, this book attempts to build a more complete future by giving a voice to the issues.

I wish everybody had access to this substantive piece of literature because it provides an excellent introductory and supplementary framework for research and even political organizing. While primarily intended for use in history courses, I believe it could be adapted for political science, sociology or even psychology.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful presentation., April 5, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women's History (Paperback)

The third edition of this superb multicultural reader in U.S. women's history provides an essential work of powerful resources blending voices new to this edition with excellent feminist perspectives. Unequal Sisters includes over twenty new essays written by women in the six years since the last edition, with contributors ranging from Joyce Antler and Ellen Carol Dubois to Vicki L. Ruiz. A powerful presentation.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars destroyed, February 5, 2011

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This review is from: Unequal Sisters: An Inclusive Reader in US Women's History (Paperback)

When I received this book it was completely destroyed. It looks like it has been through the washing machine. I dont know if I will even be able to sell it to someone else because it is so water logged!
This was the most expensive book I had to buy this term and it showed up like this! I am extremely disappointed with it!